Table 11. Annual
Shipments of Solar Thermal Collectors, 1994-2003 |
|
Year
|
Number
of
Companies
|
Collector
Shipments a(Thousand
Square Feet)
|
|
Totalb
|
Imports
|
Exports
|
|
1994
|
41
|
7,627
|
1,815
|
405
|
|
1995
|
36
|
7,666
|
2,037
|
530
|
|
1996
|
28
|
7,616
|
1,930
|
454
|
|
1997
|
29
|
8,138
|
2,102
|
379
|
|
1998
|
28
|
7,756
|
2,206
|
360
|
|
1999
|
29
|
8,583
|
2,352
|
537
|
|
2000
|
26
|
8,354
|
2,201
|
496
|
|
2001
|
26
|
11,189
|
3,502
|
840
|
|
2002
|
27
|
11,663
|
3,068
|
659
|
|
2003 P
|
26
|
11,444
|
2,986
|
518
|
a
Includes imputation of shipment data to account for nonrespondents.
b Includes shipments of solar thermal collectors to the government,
including some military, but excluding space applications.
P = Preliminary.
Note: Total shipments
as reported by respondents include all domestic and export shipments and may
include imported collectors that subsequently were shipped to domestic or foreign
customers.
Source: Energy Information Administration,
Form EIA-63A, " Annual
Solar Thermal Collector Manufacturers Survey. " |
|